# Parents Go Crazy Over Lulla Doll That Helps Their Child Sleep

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/news-opinion/general/parents-go-crazy-over-lulla-doll-that-helps-their-child-sleep/
- Published: 2016-07-22T10:06:36+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _Parents are going crazy over a baby-taming toy on eBay�in the hope of a good night’s sleep._

Called the Lulla Doll, this�sleep-encouraging doll has parents waging battles over
it and are�prepared to pay a hefty price, with only 5,000 available.

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The Lulla Doll, which is designed to calm and soothe kids at�bedtime, normally retails
for $95, but high demand is seeing buyers pay up to $350 for the toy on eBay.

Local Lulla Doll seller Michelle Green [told The Daily Telegraph](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/evil-dollssecret-of-sleeping/news-story/643466ac6f65b6578394c28544fa0f20)
�the sales are going ‘crazy’.�”I’m packing and they’re going out the door as fast
as I can get them,” she said.

[The Courier Mail reports](http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/parents-prepared-to-pay-any-price-for-a-decent-night-of-sleep/news-story/cbb2b28e6bcf2d9997f415c42236ae27)
that desperate parents are even turning to Facebook hoping to own�the toy for their
child.

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Mum�Rebecca Ilie, from Chestwood bought�a Lulla doll last year for her 19 month-
old son, Max, who was�a dreadful sleeper.�She�[told The Daily Telegraph](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/evil-dollssecret-of-sleeping/news-story/643466ac6f65b6578394c28544fa0f20):
�”I wore the doll for a couple of days so it smelt like me, then we put it in his
cot. His sleep was dramatically improved within days and by three weeks he was sleeping
through the night,” she said, adding that�she ordered two more when it lived up 
to its promise.

As the brainchild of�three mums from Iceland, the [Lulla Doll by Roro](http://roro.is/)
�is a cuddly companion that replicates a human heartbeat and breathing sounds�that
were�recorded from an actual human. These sounds provide security and comfort for
a baby, since it replicates�the�sounds and rhythms of the baby’s mum.

The [doll](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8YerOmtn0&feature=youtu.be), which 
has a simple unisex, unirace face, is made from natural fibres and is designed to
absorb familiar smells for extra comfort.

The team behind the doll studied�mother-child attachment and tested the doll in 
NICU units in the Iceland National Hospital, with the help of some premature and
newborn babies.�They found that babies who slept with a Lulla Doll fell�asleep sooner
and sleep longer at a time, had stable heartbeat and breathing, increased neurological
development and�wellbeing, had lower stress levels and cried less.

Roro is now working with distributors in the�UK, Australia and New Zealand to fill
the demand for a second drop with thousands on waiting lists worldwide.

Source:�[Kidspot.com.au](http://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/real-life/in-the-news/parents-pay-a-premium-for-magic-sleep-inducing-doll)

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
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